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A 13-year-old girl was killed Monday night after someone shot her several times behind a convenience store in Middle River.

Baltimore County police said they believe the shooter came down an alley and then opened fire on a small group of people standing on Peterson Road near Biggs Road. Some residents said they heard eight to 10 rapid gunshots.

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"Quite suddenly, someone from a little distance away, down the alley behind the 7-Eleven, began shooting at the group," Baltimore County police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Peach said.

The teenager, Iyanna Watkins, died at the scene.

"She was struck multiple times in the upper body and the lower body," Peach said.

Two men suffered minor injuries. Police said a man with at least one gunshot wound to the lower body was found in the 500 block of Compass Road. He was taken to a hospital.

A second man was found with at least one gunshot wound to the lower body. Police said he was identified after he was taken to a hospital by a family member.

Police said they believe the shooting was a targeted crime, but detectives are still working to determine whether one person or the group was the intended target.

"We heard what sounded like explosives, kind of back to back. It must have been gunshots. It was kind of boom, boom, boom, boom, boom," said a resident who heard the shots.

The resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said she heard another boom a short time later.

Police said the shooter ran away. They aren't sure whether a second person also opened fire.

"We're trying to determine if one in the group, or if the whole group in general, was targeted by the shooter," Peach said. "We have heard rumors there was a previous altercation with this group earlier in the evening. We're working to obtain surveillance video from area businesses along that street."

Other residents said they believe the girl became the victim of crossfire.

"She was only 13. She was just a little girl. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time hanging with friends. It's just tragic," said Natalya English, a resident.

Family and friends gathered for a vigil where it all unfolded.

Ayeonna Watkins was set to start high school next month, and on Tuesday night her mother could not fathom the future that is now lost.

"She'll never make it to graduation, never have babies because somebody, some coward out here with a gun, shot my baby, a 13-year-old child," she said.